Should you invest in mental health first aid?
What is mental health first aid? One in four people in the UK will have a mental health problem at some point. A mental [...]
May 2018
January 2018
Phased Return to Work and SSP
Phased Return to Work and SSP It is a requirement to pay employees a minimum rate of pay when they are off sick, provided [...]
September 2017
Contacting sick employees at home
Contacting sick employees at home Absence notification procedures are usually the starting point of a good absence management process. The employee’s return to work [...]
August 2017
10 Years Smoke Free
10 Years Smoke Free On the 1st of July 2007, smoke-free legislation was introduced in England following similar bans in Scotland and in Wales. [...]
What First Aid cover do I need?
What First Aid cover do I need? The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require you to provide adequate and appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities [...]
Accessing Employee Medical Reports: The Rules
Accessing Employee Medical Reports: The Rules Getting expert medical opinion on an employee’s health condition is a vital element in a medical capability procedure. [...]
June 2017
Anxiety in the workplace
Anxiety in the workplace Did you know that mental health problems and anxiety cost employers in the UK £30 billion a year? This massive [...]
January 2017
Health and Safety Training
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 requires you to provide “information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the [...]
October 2016
The Right Contractor for You
The Right Contractor for You Contractors can create an Employment Law minefield for employers, however business owners also have responsibilities under health and safety law [...]
September 2016
Slips, Trips & Falls; Accidents in the workplace
Slips, Trips & Falls; Accidents in the workplace What does the law say? The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act) [...]